Learning Results
It is intended that students acquire knowledge about:
• Antimicrobial agents and bacterial resistance to drugs
• Microbiological evaluation of biological samples
• Less common microorganisms and their specific characteristics
It is also intended that the student will be able to:
• Proceed to antimicrobial susceptibility testing
• Carry out the microbiological analysis of different biological samples
• Proceed to laboratory detection and characterization of microorganisms
The student should also acquire competences of:
• Choose the laboratory procedures that, according to each situation, can better contribute to the intended study
• Recognize the advantages and disadvantages intrinsic to the applied procedures
• Integrate routine work in Microbiology Laboratories, in order to allow the student to attend the training that will be
provided in Microbiology Clinical Placement.
Program
Theoretical Program:
1 – Antimicrobial agentsMain groups of antimicrobial agents and their mechanisms of action.
Leading causes of bacterial resistance. Multi-resistant strains and their clinical relevance
2 – Microbiological analysis of biological products.
Procedures for collecting, packaging and laboratorial treatment required for the microbiological analysis of the
most common biological products.
Reference to less common microorganisms in Clinical Microbiology.
3 – Clinical Mycology
Fundamentals about the fungi with clinical interest.
Classification of mycoses and their laboratorial diagnosis
4 – Clinical Parasitology
Introduction to Clinical Parasitology and laboratorial diagnosis of parasitic diseases.
Laboratory Practice program:
1 – Methods for assessment of the susceptibility of microorganisms to antibiotics.
2 – Microbiological analysis of the most frequent organic products.
3 – Laboratory identification of less common microorganisms in Clinical Microbiology.
Internship(s)
NAO